Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to “Being Maria,” a French movie revolving around the controversial production of Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1972 film “Last Tango in Paris.” Directed by Jessica Palud, the movie stars “Happening” breakout Anamaria Vartolomei as Maria Schneider and Matt Dillon as Marlon Brando. “Being Maria” had its world premiered at […]
French film star Gérard Depardieu will not attend his trial, starting in Paris this week, on charges of sexual assault and has requested a postponement, citing health concerns. Depardieu was scheduled to appear in court for the trial, set to kick off in Paris on Monday. Two women accuse the Green Card and Cyrano de […]
Gerard Depardieu is set to go on trial in Paris on Monday, with the French actor facing two allegations of sexual assault in the country’s highest profile #MeToo case. Depardieu is accused of attacking the women while shooting the 2021 film Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). Prosecutors say the actor made explicit sexual remarks […]
Hulu has picked up U.S. rights to Paris Has Fallenthe new action series spin-off of the Gerard Butler Has Fallen film franchise. StudioCanal is producing the TV drama together with War of the Worlds producer Urban Myth Films, Millennium Media, Butler’s G-Base and Eclectic Pictures. Paris Has Fallen recently premiered on its Canal+ series in […]
With Claude Monet painting as backdrop, the song “like the Water Lilies, went through decades of versions and distillations… through time and loss and perseverance,” singer writes of rendition Caroline Polachek covered Radiohead’s “True Love Waits” Friday during the singer’s performance at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris. With Claude Monet’s painting Water Lilies serving […]
The first sign something unusual was going down at the Grand Palais in Paris was the small wooden house, plopped on the steps of the 150-foot-tall Beaux Arts dome. Things got stranger. The home was actually constructed in a matter of days, and it was no simple abode, but one of the demountable structures designed […]
STORY: The Paris auto show kicked off Monday (October 14), with tensions over tariffs on China-made electric vehicles a big focus. The event is the largest car show in Europe and comes at a pivotal time. Struggling European automakers need to prove they can still compete. While Chinese rivals aim to get a foothold in […]
